STRANGLEHOLD Synonyms: 65 Similar and Opposite Words

stranglehold

noun

Definition of stranglehold

as in albatross

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Recent Examples of stranglehold Long marches across the country also enabled the students to voice their cause in smaller towns and villages, where people were unaware of the protestors’ aims because of the state’s stranglehold on the media. — Tim Lister, CNN Money, 26 Oct. 2026 And now, there’s a growing coalition trying to revive condo construction in California by reforming a decades-old law that housing advocates and developers say has put a stranglehold on condo development. — Grace Toohey, Los Angeles Times, 11 Sep. 2026 The whole region, Mencken argued, was a Baptist-Methodist stranglehold where fun and free thought were banished. — John Hayes, The Conversation, 9 Sep. 2026 Iran has maintained its stranglehold on the strategic Strait of Hormuz while Washington continues a counter-blockade of Iranian ports. — Mark Osborne, CBS News, 7 Sep. 2026 See All Example Sentences for stranglehold

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Noun

Polling suggested his endorsement had become an albatross for many of his preferred candidates.

— Julia Black, Vanity Fair, 2 Nov. 2026
That’s one of my favorite features on the iPhone, as I’ve been impressed with Apple’s ability to turn something that should be an albatross into an appealing feature.

— ArsTechnica, ArsTechnica, 28 Oct. 2026

Definition of albatross

Noun

Interviews with the Democratic governor-elect and a half-dozen top advisers reveal how Bottoms overcame that enormous financial disadvantage to pull off a historic victory.

— Greg Bluestein, AJC.com, 5 Nov. 2026
There is a potential disadvantage associated with only taking the minimum distribution each year.

— Elliot Raphaelson, The Orlando Sentinel, 5 Nov. 2026

Definition of disadvantage

Noun

Over 2 summers, my legit handicap is 13 with some rounds near +18 and others at +8.

— Joe Kinsey OutKick, FOXNews.com, 13 Oct. 2026
The driver, Manning said, had been working particularly well, so well that the 10-handicap golfer had just broke 80 for the first time.

— Dana O’Neil, CNN Money, 11 Sep. 2026

Definition of handicap

Noun

The handout compared the pros and cons of the vitamin K shot with oral vitamin K drops, noting that the drawbacks of the drops are that some babies may not be able to absorb them or may spit them up.

— Duaa Eldeib, ProPublica, 8 Nov. 2026
However, big-and-slow tanks like these had too many drawbacks, and technological advancements eventually made do-it-all designs like the Chieftain possible.

— Stephen Edelstein, The Drive, 7 Nov. 2026

Definition of drawback

Noun

This includes enabling two-factor authentication (34 percent), changing passwords more often (34 percent), declining to save payment details (25 percent), switching from debit to credit cards (24 percent) and using digital wallets (21 percent).

— Arthur Zaczkiewicz, Footwear News, 2 Nov. 2026
Fraud Protection Services include check-payment limits and alerts, check monitoring and ACH debit block.

— Andreina Rodriguez, CNBC, 21 Oct. 2026

Definition of debit

Noun

For example, $40 trillion in total federal debt represents about 124% of GDP, up from 56% in 2000, and $147 trillion in total federal liabilities represents about 452% of GDP, up from 199% in 2000.

— Steve H. Hanke, Fortune, 7 Nov. 2026
Lawmakers also have warned major banks, port authorities and fuel distributors that facilitating the imports could expose companies to civil or criminal liability and future congressional investigations.

— DAVID McHUGH, Arkansas Online, 6 Nov. 2026

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